P-38 lightning aces of the pacific and cbi
Auteur :
Stanaway, John
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN :
9781855326330
Date de publication :
15 avr. 1997
Dimensions :
24,8 x 18,4 x 0,7 cm
Poids :
374 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Aces such as USAAF pilots Dick Bong and Tom McGuire used the P-38 Lightning to accrue some of the highest scores of Allied fighter pilots in World War II. Described here, the P-38 was born of the need for a high speed, high altitude fighter to escort the B-17 bomber on raids.